New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-09

f. Ely. Goddard. the president of the Fifth Avenue
TRANSPORTATION Company. Is a fine looking young man
with plenty of plucR He has had many obs acles to
snrmouut in getting his stag" line into working order
and In keeping IL going. The directors OF the company
among whom are Sidney Dillon and Russell Sage,
have .ho.o perfect willingness TO let Mr.. Ey-iod-
dard shoulder the scheme tor saving Firh-ave
Henry Thorn son who succeeded James w. Foshay
"a the prcsdcnt Of the broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company, IS q man OF immense PROPORTIONS.
Among uen no is as massive as Lady Jane " among
women Mr. Thompsoh il looked upon among surface
raj 70 al occr- the accrrdea ia this
city OF william Z. Whitney. Although the Metro
poltan "gudiron company long SINCE closed It's once
la W lham-si., MIR. Thomps n, tue Sstcnsbe head oil
IT. still RUS the machine Tor getting as many OF the
irons shape possible. ID. ID. Conover AID our
the roads the in Chambcrssf. AID tue proposed
lines tor Wall and CortIaodt sts-and Nj thompson
will run tt en- al Il rough tame and tide may let
hun.
when Hama \ Brattie was Deputy County Clerk he
was asked by o news gatherer what his name meant
among the corporators of the Chambsrs Street Rail
road. know nothing about 1t, was his answer
have too much to DO my 1 GH Ma fepse 70
nomination Surveyor of the Port was announced
Not long after " ard he sent official communication
as secretary Of 'be Nall Street enterprise.
E1- Senator Wagsta3 Ia the t@est railroad man IN
the city, unless it be- Thomas r. Ryan, treasurer OF the
Broadway anu Seventh Avenue Ra'lroad Company and
former treasurer the Gable Company Mr.. Wagstan
made dead set to get railroad OF his own device IN
Wal-st, but the FhiiadcIphjans and pohtc'ahs tooA
the wind out OF his scheme
Tho earth can hardly hold Lawson N. Fuller any
longer, 30 eatcd 10 he over The cable BOOM. u 10
said that no rides halt the night o,er the ne" me IN
-hund rod and twenty iith-st This story PROB
ably strctched by cable. Anybody 40 wishing can
have % trco ride the line SIMPLY by accepting
tho Measure OF Mr.. Fuers company. And after
that hr can have rico up the Boulevard behna mr..
EuIer's span of bays and partake OF good dinner
aitcrward-always on prohibition principles.
The Standard Oil Companys legal business is run
with remurk ab.e smoOthness. This Is due IN large
10 An of great natural as we'll
IA trained resources, who is rarely heard OF, even
among nom of tho bar, nc least ID this CITY, his
Is s. G. T. Dodd. lie has o largo acquaintance IN
ylyapia II 10 SAID that IL his bret which
had the greatest weight in the effort Oh tho state Oh
20 get back taxes out OF the Stanhard
eminent lawyers. But his brlei was q model, and
the Attorney General pronounced IL tho ablcst legal
document he had had the pleasure OF reading
Ben: Pcrley Poore, tho Washington correspondent,
Ia almost as broad he IL tAli. Ito Is heavy
Weight. with largo face and head surrounded by
q full scraggly gray beard and long gray hair. HIS
face In Of tho rugged scotch type. His manners are
those OF one long accustomed to meeting al manner OF
men uuon terms of equality and fraternity. Mr..
Poore Ia known to every public man In the country.
lie Ia often "A guest at Fifth Avenue Hotel.
IL ia stated that the contributions OF J. A. Bost-
wick tho president Of the New York aud New Eng
land r,ad to BAPTIST charities Of various kinds anu TO
the support OF the Baptist church amount w SlOoooo
annually.
Tho vice president Of tho New York and New
ENGLAND rond, william p. Shinn, Is al old P.tsburg
man we'll known throughout tcnnsyl' anna DO was
for many years prominent In tho management of INC
ptttsburc Fort wayne and Chicago Railroad AZ
civ engineer he 10 considered AMONG tho leading ex-
merits In tho country who make speciality Of rail-
ROAD engineering. MI Shinn is plain looking man.
short and sQuarely built, with rugged @ce, large
head and Lushy full beans which 10 pretty well
s,reakod with gray. lie makes his home In New
York at the Murray Hun Hotel.
Governor Hill, whilo here recently nncd
with Joseph Pulitzer. Ihls caused tho political gos-
sips to declare that no givcs sanction to tho 0AA
about himself for President that constantly appear"
in THO World" Mr.. Pulitzer 10 going soon W MO-.
leo In o special car Governor Hul was ih'nea
accompany him. but obliged to deoAins On sccou"s
Of ofdcial dutoAs